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Allambie Reception Centre was a former reception, treatment, classification and transit centre for children admitted to the care of the Victorian Government in Australia. The centre operated between 1961 and 1990 and was initially managed by the Family Welfare Division of the Social Welfare Department, later the Department of Community Welfare Services and Community Services Victoria. Located at 70 Elgar Road, Burwood, Victoria, the centre was designed to accommodate up to 100 children following a breakdown in home release, foster care or a children's home placement.
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Year opened
1961
Closed 1986
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1961
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Allambie Reception Centre. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/allambie-reception-centre
"Allambie Reception Centre." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/allambie-reception-centre.
@misc{worldprisons-allambie-reception-centre,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Allambie Reception Centre},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/allambie-reception-centre},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}